Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-11-18

could be noticed blackening and
Nine mortal minutes
passed. Then it was known to
certainty that not neck had been
broken and the four condemned men
had been literally throttled and
strangled by the law.
DR.. Calling, Of gatling gun fame,
is in New York, and has exhibited
his new police gatlingi 1t weighs,
with the tripod on which it rests, 159
pounds. 1t will FIRE 800 shots per
minute, and $4,000 shots we're fired
in an hour and half The speed is
increased by a new method of feed
ing the cartridges.
A case of total depravity is reported
from MaDistee, Michigan. Miss Minnie
Demorse, recently arrested, confesses,
without any signs of repentance to
poisoning four cows to get rid of milking
them; to setting fire to the house five
times in the hope of being freed from the
task of keeping it clean, and finally of
smothering the baby so she would not be
obliged 10 tend to 1t. The gentle Minnie
Is still young--only sweet seventeen.
The stringent marriage law Of
Montana is having the effect sending
couples over to Idaho where there are
no restrictions impeding facilities OF
getting spliced. This has stirred up
lively competition between Idaho J.
P's., one Of whom in letter to the
Missoula Times offers liberal dis
counts when three or four couples
come at once and half price to car.
5 lots Butte Miner.
The other evening George Trump
), ler's little boy at Little Rock, Ark.
less than three years of age, went t.
his mother and asked her if he coul,
T kill bug that was out in the hal
!. Mrs. Trumpler, supposlng the bug t
be a roach, gave the little man pei
mission to kill it. He ran out, pickle
y up some rocks, and did kill it, bt
his mother was Mortified when tn
- little hero walked in holding by tt
:, leg huge tarantula. Before gettin
= the rocks the child had several time
~ picked the spider up and thrown
= against the floor.
g The Oroville Mercury vouches fo
e, the following: Charles Sadowski HI
O. curiosity in the shape of hal
grown lemon. 1t was picked by or
81 of his little children from tree in h
-, yard on Pine street. The lemon a
he most perfectly represents a har
no with ball Enclosed in it. The thun
ri and index finger look very natur
a and protrude free from the imagina
no ball, while the remaining three 6nge
,st press the ball firmly in the palm
a the hand, which tapers gracefully i
noe to an almost perfect wrist. AT fir
be sight one would believe that Il
ho whole had been nodded in wax.
ng A legal case was argued and d
lor cided on the Milwaukee bound ira
en- between Fenimore and Montfo
Eel Wisconsin, recently. 1t was t
i'm opening day of the regular term
a the Iowa county circuit court, al
of the train was crowded with lawye
at judges, witnesses and jurors, going
,ay Dodgeville, the county seat. Jude
ybt Clementson and Evans, and attorne
md Williams and Evans, were passe
ar gers, and were going to argue n
,ue ton. The Judge listened to the
md gument of the counsel, and befC
his Montfort was reached gave his {
inc cision.
an A CHINESE Cook SHor.-Willi
vas Patton, barkeeper in the City Ho
Eft at Reno, shot and killed the Chin,
md cook of the hotel last Sunday mo
cks ing. The Chinaman had called p
-, tens wife, who is a waitress, i
Patten told him never to do so aga
iai The Chinaman talked back impude
ho- ly aud pulled revolver from beh
the a sack of -four and was about to pc
IKE it at Patton, when the latter drew
: revolver and fired it, the ball strlk
" the Chinaman in the left side.
Iri'' Chinaman fell and then drew his
nge volver again on Patton, whereul
his Patton fired the second time, the
III, striking the victim in the right she
- der, Patton surrendered himself
viii the sheriff Times Review.
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